Politics Is More Broken Than Ever—Political Scientists Need to Admit It - Thomas E. Mann - The Atlantic

Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein are long-time collaborators (R and D) observing the U.S. political system in operation. Familiar talking heads on PBS they have become leading critics of false equivalence, the some think the world is round, others disagree let's discuss norm in the "mainstream media", extending even to 42d Street and 8th Avenue. - gwc
Politics Is More Broken Than Ever—Political Scientists Need to Admit It - Thomas E. Mann - The Atlantic: \\

"But I believe these times are strikingly different from the past, and the health and well-being of our democracy is properly a matter of great concern. We owe it to ourselves and our country to reconsider our priors and at least entertain the possibility that these concerns are justified—even if it’s uncomfortable to admit it....Political polarization does not explain all. Democrats in power have acceded to much of this agenda -- e.g., financial deregulation, low taxes on capital gains, tax loopholes for equity-based incentive pay. One way or another, we've collectively fallen victim to ideological capture. And with our multiple-veto-point system of government -- not to say our nonrepresentational system of government -- rolling back the effects is going to be a very heavy lift."

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